India

PM launches Stand Up India initiative

In a bid to boost entrepreneurship among Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, and women, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday launched...

Read More  By :Ravi Shanker Kapoor 05 Apr 2016, 03:46

NITI Aayog favors legalizing land leasing

The NITI Aayog’s expert committee on land leasing has recommended legal sanction to such deals. This, the panel said, will...

Read More  By :Ravi Shanker Kapoor 31 Mar 2016, 06:33

Govt to share workforce database with pvt sector

In a bid to facilitate employment in the private sector, the government will allow public sector undertakings to reveal the...

Read More  By :Ravi Shanker Kapoor 29 Mar 2016, 07:00

Lahore attack on Christians kills 69

A bomb blast in a public park in Lahore killed 69 people and injured over 250, mostly women and children....

Read More  By :Ravi Shanker Kapoor 28 Mar 2016, 08:15

Govt plans to restrict car chases in films

Already feeling stifled because of statutory restrictions on scenes showing smoking and drinking, filmmakers may find their creativity further constrained...

Read More  By :Ravi Shanker Kapoor 28 Mar 2016, 07:28

Govt may sell minority stake in Air India

At long last, the Narendra Modi government is contemplating minority stake sale in Air India, though privatization is still far...

Read More  By :Ravi Shanker Kapoor 25 Mar 2016, 09:58

ISIS to crucify Indian priest on Good Friday?

Crucifixion in this day and age? Well, if reports are anything to go by, Tom Uzhunnalil, an Indian priest believed...

Read More  By :Ravi Shanker Kapoor 25 Mar 2016, 03:41

New Punjab law shackles mind

The Punjab Assembly’s nod to the Indian Penal Code (Punjab Amendment) Bill, 2016, that seeks life imprisonment for sacrilege of...

Read More  By :Ravi Shanker Kapoor 24 Mar 2016, 11:06

No poverty in Modi’s India?

The New Delhi regional office of the Central Board of Film Certification, censor board in the common parlance, was recently...

Read More  By :Ravi Shanker Kapoor 24 Mar 2016, 09:20

No private assurance to pharma firms: Govt

The government has denied that it “privately assured [pharmaceutical companies] that it will not issue any more compulsory license.” The...

Read More  By :Ravi Shanker Kapoor 24 Mar 2016, 07:04